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mature student

British  

noun

  1. a student at a college or university who has passed the usual age for formal education

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In November 2021, Ms Bashir came to the UK from Pakistan to study business management and, several months later, Arslan followed, arriving in February 2022 as a mature student.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2023

Ms Lajoie was an experienced music industry executive before she began a degree in human, social and political sciences as a mature student at Cambridge's Hughes Hall in 2021.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2023

“I’m a mature student in a hurry,” she told him.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Jay Blades, who presents The Repair Shop, said he was "absolutely honoured" to have been appointed the first chancellor of the university he attended as a mature student.

From BBC • May 20, 2022

What duty has the less mature student in regard to organization?

From How to Study and Teaching How to Study by McMurry, Frank M. (Frank Morton)